Stablizing Print Job Manager

1. An information processing apparatus for generating a first image forming job including image forming data and attribute information about image formation of the image forming data and sending the generated first image forming job to an image forming device, the apparatus comprising: a determining unit for determining what type of stabilizing processing is required, in accordance with the attribute information of the first image forming job; a deriving unit for deriving an image forming time required for image formation and an execution time of the stabilizing processing of the type determined by said determining unit, in accordance with the attribute information and the image forming data; a generating unit for generating a stabilizing processing execution job of the type determined by said determining unit for causing the image forming device to execute the stabilizing processing, wherein the stabilizing processing execution job is associated with the first image forming job; a scheduling unit for deciding a schedule for the first image forming job and the stabilizing processing execution job in accordance with the image forming time and the stabilizing processing execution time; and a changing unit for changing the schedule of the first image forming job decided by said scheduling unit and also changing the schedule of the stabilizing processing job associated with the first image forming job, when the delivery time of newly generated second image forming job is earlier than the delivery time of the first image forming job in which a schedule is decided by said scheduling unit.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the deriving unit stores a plurality of types of the stabilizing processing and execution time of each of the plurality of types of stabilizing processing, and derives the stabilizing processing execution time based on the type of the stabilizing processing determined by the determining unit and the stored stabilizing processing execution time.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the stabilizing processing execution job generated by the generating unit is generated as a control job containing a control command for the image forming device.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the determining unit determines whether the stabilizing processing is necessary using either one of an elapsed time since the previous stabilizing processing and the number of output sheets of paper used.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, the determining unit determines a combination of numerous types of stabilizing processing in accordance with the attribute information of the first image forming job.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, the determining unit determines, when the first image forming job is high-quality color printing, the cleaning processing of the image forming unit and the high-level calibration as the type of the stabilizing.

7. An information processing method for generating a first image forming job including image forming data and attribute information about image formation of the image forming data and sending the generated first image forming job to an image forming device, the method comprising: performing by a processor the following steps: a determining step of determining what type of stabilizing processing is required, in accordance with the attribute information of the first image forming job; a deriving step of deriving an image forming time required for image formation and an execution time of the stabilizing processing of the type determined in said determining step, in accordance with the attribute information and the image forming data; a generating step of generating a stabilizing processing execution job of the type determined in said determining step for causing the image forming device to execute the stabilizing processing, wherein the stabilizing processing execution job is associated with the first image forming job; a scheduling step of deciding a schedule for the first image forming job and the stabilizing processing execution job in accordance with the image forming time and the stabilizing processing execution time; and a changing step for changing the schedule of the first image forming job decided by said scheduling unit and also changing the schedule of the stabilizing processing job associated with the first image forming job, when delivery time of newly generated second image forming job is earlier than the delivery time of the first image forming job in which a schedule is decided in said scheduling step.

8. The information processing method according to claim 7 , wherein, in the deriving step, a plurality of types of the stabilizing processing and execution time of each of the plurality of types of stabilizing processing are stored, and the stabilizing processing execution time is derived based on the type of the stabilizing processing determined in the determining step and the stored stabilizing processing execution time.

9. The information processing method according to claim 7 , wherein the stabilizing processing execution job generated in the generating step is generated as a control job containing a control command for the image forming device.

10. The information processing method according to claim 7 , wherein the determining step determines whether the stabilizing processing is necessary using either one of an elapsed time since the previous stabilizing processing and the number of output sheets of paper used.

11. The information processing method according to claim 7 , wherein, the determining step determines a combination of numerous types of stabilizing processing in accordance with the attribute information of the first image forming job.

12. The information processing method according to claim 7 , wherein, the determining step determines, when the first image forming job is high-quality color printing, the cleaning processing of the image forming unit and the high-level calibration as the type of the stabilizing.

13. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program for an information processing method of generating a first image forming job including image forming data and attribute information indicating performing of color printing about image formation of the image forming data and sending the generated image forming job to an image forming device, the method comprising: a determining step of determining what type of stabilizing processing is required, in accordance with the attribute information of the first image forming job; a deriving step of deriving an image forming time required for image formation and an execution time of the stabilizing processing of the type determined in said determining step, in accordance with the attribute information and the image forming data; a generating step of generating a stabilizing processing execution job of the type determined in said determining step for causing the image forming device to execute the stabilizing processing, wherein the stabilizing processing execution job is associated with the first image forming job; a scheduling step of deciding a schedule for the first image forming job and the stabilizing processing execution job in accordance with the image forming time and the stabilizing processing execution time; and a changing step for changing the schedule of the first image forming job decided by said scheduling unit and also changing the schedule of the job associated with the first image forming job, when delivery time of newly generated second image forming job is earlier than the delivery time of the first image forming job in which a schedule is decided in said scheduling step.